‘Top Gear’ episode filmed here that closed down Skyway to air Oct. 29

Remember when the Skyway was closed for four hours in both directions in July so an episode of the U.S. version of “Top Gear” could be filmed?

A publicist for The History Channel has confirmed that the episode will air at 9 p.m. Oct. 29.

Here’s a brief synopsis of the episode, which is titled “Can Cars Float?”

“Is it possible to make a vehicle that’s as good on water as it is on land? Rut, Adam and Tanner build their own amphibious vehicles and put them through a series of road tests before embarking on a huge water challenge, attempting to cross one of the Great Lakes.”

Rut, Adam and Tanner are the hosts – comedian Adam Ferrara, champion rally and drift racer Tanner Foust and racing analyst Rutledge Wood. They all were here for the filming in July.

Here is how the filming was described by Buffalo News reporter Mark Sommer in July: “Three amphibious vehicles – a red Dodge ‘Turboat,’ a white-and-green canopied Volkswagen boat car and a jeeplike vehicle with a large fan in back – spun their wheels and did 180-degree turns on the southbound Skyway for several hours Tuesday.

All the while, a low-flying helicopter filmed the movements for ‘Top Gear.’ ”

“Top Gear” is an Americanized version of a popular British series that reportedly was named the “Most-Watched Factual TV program” in the 2013 Guinness Book of World Records.

Now that’s certainly a unique category. It beat out all the Fox News and MSNBC programs for the honor. (Kidding).

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